Adoption specialist Lori Bauer works in the kennel at the Fox Valley Humane Association last month in Greenville. The FVHA received $13. million in funding in 2012, according to its annual report.

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Ariel Cheung
Post-Crescent Media

The number of lives an animal shelter can save each year largely depends on the funding it receives, said Emily Weiss, vice president of shelter research and development at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Local shelter officials agree, adding that the more revenue a shelter has, the better equipped it is to treat illnesses and behavioral issues.

In northeast Wisconsin, that funding stood at $1.3 million for the Fox Valley Humane Association in 2012, according to its annual report. Almost 40 percent of the shelter's revenue came from contributions, while ...